== PRELIMINARY EARTHQUAKE REPORT ==
Seismological Laboratory, University of Nevada, Reno
Version #2: This report supersedes any earlier reports of this event.
This event has been reviewed by a seismologist.
A microearthquake occurred at 7:16:23 PM (PST) on Wednesday, January 7, 2009.
The magnitude 2.0 event occurred 17 km (11 miles) ENE of Markleeville, CA.
The hypocentral depth is 9 km ( 6 miles).
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Magnitude |
2.0 - local magnitude (ML) |
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Time |
Wednesday, January 7, 2009 at 7:16:23 PM (PST)
Thursday, January 8, 2009 at 3:16:23 (UTC)
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Distance from |
Markleeville, CA - 17 km (11 miles) ENE (75 degrees)
Alpine Village, CA - 19 km (12 miles) ESE (106 degrees)
Mesa Vista, CA - 19 km (12 miles) ESE (112 degrees)
South Lake Tahoe, CA - 40 km (25 miles) SE (124 degrees)
Sacramento, CA - 163 km (101 miles) E (83 degrees)
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Coordinates |
38 deg. 43.7 min. N (38.729N), 119 deg. 36.3 min. W (119.605W) |
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Depth |
8.8 km (5.5 miles) |
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Location Quality |
unknown |
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Location Quality Parameters |
Nst= 29, Nph= 29, Dmin=0 km, Rmss=0 sec, Erho=0 km, Erzz=0 km, Gp=0 degrees
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Event ID# |
nn00271160 |
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Additional Information |
map with fault names
Google Earth KML (Requires Google Earth.)
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For more information, see http://www.seismo.unr.edu/
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